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WINTERSTEEN v. FOOD LION, INC.

No. 3009.

336 S.C. 132 (1999)

518 S.E.2d 828

Teresa WINTERSTEEN, Respondent, v. FOOD LION, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 14, 1999.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel F. Painter and Elizabeth H. Campbell, both of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for appellant.

Jean P. Derrick, of Law Office of Jean P. Derrick, of Lexington, for respondent.

HOWELL, Chief Judge:

In this classic slip-and-fall case, the jury found in favor of Teresa Wintersteen and awarded her $500,000 in actual damages (to be reduced by her 45% comparative negligence) and $500,000 punitive damages. Food Lion appeals. We reverse.

I.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on December 24, 1994, Wintersteen slipped and fell on a puddle of clear liquid in a Food Lion grocery store. Wintersteen was walking near a self-service soda fountain...

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